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Period: 1940s
Italian chandelier attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant 1950s Italian chandelier attributed to Pietro Chiesa, designed for Fontana Arte. Four transparent etched glasses with brass frame. The chandelier has four E14 light sources. ...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Glass

Pair of French Eglomise Mirrored Brass Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of two-arm brass French 1940s mirrored eglomise etched wall sconces. Nice detailing including cut scalloped mirrored edges. Each sconce uses two candelabra base bulbs. Newly wir...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Red glazed ceramic table lamp by Pol Chambost, circa 1930-1950.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Red glazed ceramic table lamp by Pol Chambost. Circa 1930-1950. H : 13.2’ x 8.3’ inches (ceramic only). Sold with a European electrical system.
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French Beaux Arts Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Wonderful French Baguès Rock Crystal Gilt Iron Eight-Light Chandelier Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
This transitional gilt metal / iron chandelier with eight candelabra lights has wonderful rock crystal prisms, triangular shaped and diamond shaped crystal...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Rock Crystal, Iron

Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Iron 1940 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

1940's French Large Opaline Glass Table Lamps - Pair
Located in New York, NY
pair of circa 1940's French Opaline glass table lamps with gilt details
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French American Classical Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Opaline Glass

Heavy Gilt Murano Glass Stem Lamp with Custom Silk Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy Gilt Murano glass stem lamp with custom silk shade in the style of Barovier. Gilt wood base. Restored and rewired with gold twist cord. C...
Category

Italian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Wood, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Swedish designer, ASEA desk lamp in brass and stained elm, 1940s
By ASEA
Located in Påarp, SE
Swedish modern desk lamp produced by ASEA in the 1940s. Model E1228. Unknown designer. Stained elm and brass. Old sockets.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Barovier & Toso Table Lamp Murano Glass Brass Fabric Lampshade, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier & Toso table lamp Murano glass brass fabric lampshade, 1940, Italy.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Horse Heads Bronze Wall Sconces in the Style of Maison Charles
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This decoratove pair of horse heads wall sconces is made of bronze. This is a French work in the style of famous French designer Maison Charles. Circa 1940
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Brass Ceiling Light by Hans Bergström for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant ceiling lamp by Hans-Agne Jakobsson, with three brass shades. The shades are perforated with small holes that shine warmly when lit. Measures: Height of the cups 21 cm, di...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Guillerme et Chambron Wall Sconces
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Guillerme et Chambron pair of sconces with dark ceramic sockets and new silk shades. Oak frames with brass detailing. Wonderful pair. France circa 1940s
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Pair of Large Floral Porcelain Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French, 1940s glazed porcelain table lamps with stylized floral and foliage decoration, Wooden bases. Measures: 25.5" height of body only.  
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Maxime Old Exceptional Chandelier 1946
Located in Encino, CA
Maxime Old (1910-1991). Exceptional and probably one-of-a-kind bronze eight-light chandelier with eight arms diffusing lights through original lampshades. Two tones of brass an...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Barovier e Toso Sconces Brass Murano Glass 1940 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Barovier e Toso sconces.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Set of Four Bronze Neoclassic Sconces, Sold in Pairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four 1940's American patinated bronze sconces with two arms and original patina, double arm. Sold per pair. Measurements: Height: 11.5" Depth: 7" Width/length: 8"
Category

Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Inspired Plaster Table Lamps with Custom Shades
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a pair of early 20th century plaster table lamps in the art deco style. These lamps feature custom made art deco style lampshades in linen. The lamps have a handmade tooled r...
Category

Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Plaster

Barovier & Toso attributed Murano Glass and Bronze Chandelier 1940
Located in Paris, IDF
This unique Art Deco bell shaped chandelier produced in the 1940s, and attributed to Barovier & Toso, possesses that vision in its beautiful crystal-clea...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Swedish Art Deco Wall Lights, circa 1940
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large Swedish Art Deco wall lights, circa 1940. Produced by Bolmarks. Brass, striped sandblasted glass shades. Measures: Height ...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Maison Lunel Pair of Sconces Bronze & Blown Round Opaline Glass Shades Art Deco
Located in Miami, FL
A gorgeous pair of sconces by Maison Lunel, bronze, brass and round Opaline glass. US rewired and in working condition. 65 watt max bulb. Back-plate: 3 inches Diameter. I have custo...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Set of Three Italian Sunburst Metal and Glass Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Set of three Italian sunburst metal and glass sconces. Set of three vintage Italian gold painted cut glass double arm sconces in the modern style with central glass bezel starbust su...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Metal

Barovier Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano glass chandelier. Beautiful details.
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Barovier et Toso 8 arms Chandelier Murano circa 1940
Located in PARIS, FR
Wonderfull 8 -arms chandelier “rostrato” Barovier et Toso Murano Venice circa 1940 Rewired and cleaned
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Steel

Seguso Chandelier Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier one light Seguso Murano Pulegoso glass brass, 1940 Italy.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Glass

Italian Designer, Wall Lights, Brass, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of brass and white fabric wall lights designed and produced in 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 13.25  ” H x  12.25” W x 6.5 “D Back Plate Dimensions (Inches): 4.625  ” H...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Bauhaus table lamp
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bauhaus desk lamp with white glass opaline lampshade.
Category

Slovak Bauhaus Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Important Carl Axel Asking brass wall lamp Sweden 1940's, Paavo tynell vibe
Located in Forest, BE
One of most influant Swedish architects of the early 1900. Brass wall lamp that can be used down or up. Large reflector with tiny holes with a curved arm. Elegant, minimal and classi...
Category

Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Venini Sconce Murano Glass Metal 1940 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Sconce.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian Art Deco Murano Glass Chandelier Pendant Lamp by Barovier Toso, 1940s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful Italian Art Deco chandelier pendant lamp from the 40' attributed to Barovier Toso manufacture. The structure is made of Murano glass and semi-gloss high-quality antique bra...
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Appliques Murano Glass Metal Crome 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Very rare pair Seguso 1950s Appliques of great visual impact.
Category

Italian Other Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

VENINI - CARLO SCARPA - Ceiling Light Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Venini - Carlo Scarpa - ceiling light Murano glass brass, 1940, Italy.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

George Nelson Bubble Table Lamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Bubble table lamp designed by George Nelson in 1947-50, USA. Polished steel base and metal and vinyl shade. This is a Modernica edition.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Steel

1940's Italian Murano Glass Pendant Lights
Located in Southampton, GB
A wonderful pair of Italian, Murano Glass Pendant Lights. Each ball of glass is delicately wired into the glass cage Hanging on the orignal nickel gallery and joined to a decortive ...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Nickel

1940s Signed Barovier & Toso Multi Color Murano Glass Ball Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s Barovier And Toso multi color ball Murano lamps. One lamps rod has a slight bend in it. Rod needs replacing , or bent back in place.Paper label that says Barovier and...
Category

Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Art Deco Pink Ninfea Murano Glass Chandelier by Barovier Italy, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Charming Pink hand blown Murano glass chandelier. Excellent vintage condition. 6 E 14 light bulbs.
Category

Italian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

FONTANARTE - Peter Church - Great Couple of wall sconces - 1950
Located in Milano, IT
Important pair of large sconces or lanterns, both for indoor and outdoor use in a prestigious Milanese mansion, where they come from, were designed by Pietro Chiesa when he worked fo...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Serge Roche Style White Hand Carved Plaster Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of elegant plaster sconces very much in the style of pieces created by Serge Roche/ Dorothy Draper/John Dickinson. In the modern neoclassical style, ornamentation that...
Category

Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Plaster

Vintage 9-Arms Handblown Amber Colored Glass Murano Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 9-Arms Handblown Amber Colored Glass Murano Chandelier, Handblown Glass Candle Cups and Glass Drop, on each of the 9-Arms have Candelabra...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Glass

Pair of Hollywood Brushed Nickel & Rock Crystals Sconces w/ Neoclassical Details
Located in New York, NY
This pair of 1940s Hollywood sconces were realized in the United States, circa 1940. They feature brushed nickel bodies offering cylindrical necks; circular bobeches with foliate det...
Category

American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Rock Crystal, Nickel

Italian Mid-Century Chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte, 1940s
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Elegant and stylish Italian mid-century chandelier of Pietro Chiesa per Fontana Arte, from the 1940s. Two lights, polished brass structure, green aluminum lamp...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Chamotte Table Lamp by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, 1940s
Located in Örebro, SE
Gunnar Nylund ''Chamotte'' Table Lamp for Rörstrand. The lamp is made of chamotte clay and finished with a green colored luster glaze. New wiring, Please note: the shade is not incl...
Category

Swedish Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Clay

Cylindrical red leather covered lamp, 1940s
Located in Lisboa, PT
Cylindrical lamp base covered in leather with gold-stamped decoration of birds and flowers, in the style of Dupre Lafon and Hermes. France, 1940s.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Leather

Paavo Tynell Floor Lamp Model 9609 Produced by Taito Oy
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare floor lamp model 9609 designed by Paavo Tynell. Produced by Taito Oy in Finland.
Category

Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

French 1940s Gilt-Metal 6-Light Chandelier with Crystal Pendants
Located in San Francisco, CA
The gilt-metal frame emanating 6-scrolling arms; adorned overall with 3 crystal obelisks and multiple pendants; excellent condition; rewired.
Category

French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Metal

Very Tall Antique Brass Table Lamps
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Impressively tall ornate pair of antique brass table lamps.
Category

American Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair 1940s French Regency Dore Bronze with Cut Crystal Table Lamps attrib Bagues
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1940's French Hollywood Regency Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Table Lamps. Gilt bronze studded with fleurettes. These are a petite size, maybe night stand use or for your perfect ...
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Twisted Oak Floor Lamp with Rope Lampshade, France, 1940
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Introducing a remarkable floor lamp inspired by the iconic style of Charles Dudouyt. This exceptional piece showcases a unique diamond-shaped and tablet design, capturing the essence...
Category

French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Oak

Guillerme et Chambron Wall Sconces
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Guillerme et Chambron pair of sconces with dark ceramic sockets. French Oak frames with new linen shade. Wonderful pair - large in scale France circa 1940s
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Wrought Iron Table Lamps, a pair
Located in Malibu, CA
Handsome heavy hand wrought iron lamps constructed in square iron creating a stunning geometric silhouette. Lamp shades are available at an additional charge.
Category

Rustic Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Iron

A Floor Lamp by Victor Courtray France 1940s
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A regionalist floor lamp by Victor Courtray. In original good condition. Good patina. Report : the electric socket is broken and have to be changed.
Category

French Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Wood

Holophane Industrial Hanging Pendant Lights, 14 available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A Holophane glass ceiling fixture is a type of lighting fixture that features a glass shade with a colorful design that refracts light to create a soft, diffused glow. The Holophane glass shade was first introduced in the late 19th century and quickly became popular due to its ability to reduce glare and distribute light evenly. 19" tall without pole, 58" Tall with mounting pole These fixtures are commonly found in public buildings, such as libraries and museums, as well as in residential settings. They come in various styles and sizes and can be used to add functional and decorative lighting to a space. These were never used old stock. It can be 4 Fluorescence tubes or Large light Bulbs...
Category

American Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Steel

Pair XL 1940s Cut Crystal Amethyst/ Verde Flower/ Petals Wall Sconces by "Palwa"
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Stunning Pair of Grand Scale Flower Form Wall Sconces by Palme & Walter "Palwa". Cut crystal blooming flowers with petals on Vine detail. Amethyst and Green Verde crystal. New Engla...
Category

French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Crystal

Spectacular Antique Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Spectacular Antique Murano Glass multi tier blown glass chandelier
Category

Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Flush Mounts Style of Seguso or Barovier, Murano, circa 1940s
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern flush mounts made in Murano opalescent blue, hand blown glass with gold inclussions. They are rather large at 42 cm wide and manufactured in heavy and thick glass ...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa for Venini Reticello Murano Glass Globe, Italy, circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A hand blown glass globe / sphere with stunning reticello glass design, wiith brass stem and canopy. Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1940. A c...
Category

Italian Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Off-White Ceramic Upsala-Ekeby Table Lamp by Anna-Lisa Thomson, 'Under the Sea"
Located in Stockholm, SE
Timeless elegance: Here we have a true gem from the 1940s – an Upsala-Ekeby off-white table lamp designed by Anna-Lisa Thomson. With its characteristic Scandinavian Modern expression...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Stoneware

Barovier et Toso Italian Murano Gold Dusted Bubble Glass Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian (1940's) Murano chandelier with 6 swirl design gold dusted glass arms holding a large fluted clear bubble glass shade with scalloped top. (att: BAROVIER E TOSO)
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

Paul Dupre-Lafon Style Conical Scalloped Alligator Leather Table Lamp, C. 1940s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Early Alligator Leather Reading Table Lamp in the manner of Paul Dupre-Lafon. Small footprint. Featuring a scalloped pyramidal form with ornamental ...
Category

French Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Lighting

Materials

Brass

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